⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 33
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 10:32 · CLE 65-53 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 3:12 · CLE 84-64 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:46 · CLE 25-25 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:50 · CLE 75-64 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 35 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
